Dentists should avoid confrontational or defensive reactions to patients who covertly record their consultation, says UK-wide dental defence organisation MDDUS. Dental adviser Rachael Bell believes dentists should not resent patients who record their consultation and instead simply accept that the prospect of covert recording is a product of the digital age.

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Henry Schein, Inc. has been hit with a series of lawsuits filed by Gerard Fox Law alleging the dental supply giant is jeopardising the public’s health, trust and the integrity of the water supply through deceptive and underhanded business practices. The use of mercury in dental fillings is nothing less than a potential ticking time bomb in your mouth, according to the lawsuit.

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The House of Commons has given a second reading to the Government’s Trade Union Bill, which now goes into Committee for detailed scrutiny. The BDA has argued that it represents ‘the most restrictive trade union laws in the Western world’, is potentially outside the International Labour Organisations conventions, and may be open to legal challenge.

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The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published figures for Dental Earnings and Expenses in 2013/14. They show little change over the past year but massive falls inreal terms net income since 2008/09. In England and Wales the figure for net earnings of contract holders was £115,200 in 2013/14 compared to £145,800 in 2008/09, a 21.0% decrease. For associates there was a 19.6% drop from £75,400 to £60,600.

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Dentsply International and Sirona Dental Systems are to merge, creating the world's largest maker of professional dental products with a value of about $13.3 billion, it was announced by the companies on Tuesday. The merger will involve shares in the companies only, no cash. Sirona shareholders will receive 1.8142 shares of Dentsply for each Sirona share. The combined entity is expected to have revenue of about $3.8 billion and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of more than $900 million. Shares of Dentsply were up 1.4% while Sirona shares rose 1.2% during regular session but both were halted in after-hours trade pending news of the merger.

The new company will be named Dentsply Sirona. This ewas announced on NASDAQ, the exchange where both company shares are traded.

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